Burhan Ozbilici wins the World Press Photo of the Year

Burhan Ozbilici, the photographer who documented the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, won the World Press Photo of the Year. On December 19, 2017, he was at an exhibition opening in Ankara, when the incident occurred. As he said back then, he was only doing his job.  As the crowd started panicking, Ozbilici remained […]

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Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert blocks journalist from taking photos of protesters

Earlier this week, confirmation hearings of Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General were followed by protests. Of course, many photographers and reporters covered this even. And one of them had an unpleasant experience which looks a bit like censorship. While Jim Lo Scalzo was taking photos of protesters being escorted out of the hearing room, he […]

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